The Madness of Unforgiveness: Forgive Your Enemies
by David Chadwick
You might be thinking after reading this title, "Wait a second, David. You mean Jesus's teaching on forgiveness applies even to my enemies?"
Yes!
Now, take a moment and read Matthew 5:43-48.
Jesus clearly taught his disciples to forgive their enemies. And he wants us to do the same! He knew that the natural instinct when people get hurt would be to retaliate with a bit more venom toward the offender.
Retaliation always calls for just a bit more intensity, which makes the offended person's retaliation a little bit worse. And then the offender would feel even more anger. And…
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